Sheng Xiyan thought that the emperor must have misunderstood her as a widow who was unwilling to be lonely because of Prince Teng's words.
"Except for the clouds of Wushan, there is only one person in my heart. I escaped from the palace the other day and accidentally ran into Prince Teng. That's all."
Not knowing what was wrong with this, Sheng Xiyan felt a little pain in her jaw, and Xuan Ling shook off his hand.
His beloved minister was certainly enough to make this woman unforgettable, and he must have brought out a little emotion because of it.
"Since Madam Qi has no interest in Prince Teng, be decisive and don't let him worry about it for nothing."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will explain everything to him. Thank you for trusting me."
Xuan Ling turned around and saw that she was calm when she spoke, thinking that she really had no intention of marrying Prince Teng, so he said that the woman Qi Yan was determined to marry was not someone who would be fickle.
Sheng Xiyan wondered if the emperor would help her. The emperor spoke little, his expression unfathomable, and it was difficult to fathom his thoughts.
"You go back first."
"promise."
Sheng Xiyan bowed and left the guest room. As soon as she reached the corridor, Prince Teng pulled her aside and said, "Xiyan, what I just said to the emperor is the truth. I really want to marry you."
Sheng Xiyan smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, I know you want to help me for Yan Lang's sake, but this method won't work."
Prince Teng said excitedly: "That's not the case. I liked you the first time I saw you, but I couldn't do it then. Now that I see you again, I still admire you."
Sheng Xiyan pursed her lips, glanced at the elegant room next to her, and deliberately raised her voice, "Your Highness, I don't plan to marry again in this life. I'm sorry."
In the elegant room, the emperor heard it clearly at the door, and a fleeting smile appeared on his thin lips.
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What surprised Prince E was that the emperor summoned Sheng Xiyan, and even Prince Teng went in to talk for a while, but did not summon him.
Just as he was about to go to the audience, he saw Emperor Xuanwu had already left the guest room. He hurried to greet him and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have something to report. Today's incident..."
Xuan Ling walked down the stairs and left only one oral instruction in the first floor hall, "Prince E goes back first, and the child stays."
Prince E was completely bewildered. He went upstairs in anger, banged on the door, and shouted, "Sheng Xiyan, you can leave if you want, but my grandson must stay!"
Inside the house, Sheng Xiyan was trembling with fear, thinking that the roaring people outside would break in and snatch the child away again. She hugged Jiang Jiang and sobbed and cried.
Hearing the footsteps disappear on the stairs, Hua Xia secretly opened the door a crack and turned back to say, "Madam, the prince has left."
"Madam, what are your plans? I think Prince Teng is a good person. He is also a powerful figure."
Sheng Xiyan said sadly, "He can't do it. He can't deal with Prince E's Mansion and can't keep Jiang Jiang by my side."
Only the emperor can do this, but it is not so easy to get the emperor to do things. I wonder what the chances of her goodwill today are. Does he have a good impression of her?
In the palace, the lanterns are just beginning to light up.
In the rear hall of the Yangxin Palace, Xuan Ling was having dinner. More than a dozen plates of delicious dishes were placed on the long rosewood table with gold thread.
Concubine Shu stood at the table and arranged the dishes. "Your Majesty, please try this ginkgo, lotus seed and pigeon soup. It clears away internal heat, replenishes Qi and strengthens the body."
He scooped a spoonful into the jade bowl and placed it respectfully in front of Xuan Ling.
The emperor's face was so cold that it was frightening. Concubine Shu did not dare to introduce any more dishes. She just watched him finish one dish and quickly picked up another one.
After a long moment, Xuan Ling put down his jade robe and said coldly, "The Prince of E's Mansion is truly cold-blooded and heartless, forcing an orphan and a widow to live on the streets."
Concubine Shu was stunned and quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. There must be a misunderstanding."
She knew that the orphan and widow were definitely referring to Sheng Xiyan and Jiang Jiang, but Shufei had no idea what was going on, and her delicate face was full of confusion.
Xuan Ling stood up and left. Concubine Shu hurried out of the Yangxin Palace and instructed her maid, "Take my jade token and leave the palace tonight to go to the prince's palace and find out what's going on."
"Yes, my lady."
That night, Concubine Shu was restless and finally waited for the palace maid to arrive before the palace curfew.
"Your Highness, I've already made inquiries. Because the Crown Prince's wife wanted to take the young master away to raise him in her room, the Second Madam secretly ran away from home the next night, carrying the child. She was later rescued by Prince Teng and hidden in the Grand Hyatt Inn. When our Prince went to retrieve the child, he happened to encounter the Emperor's carriage..."
"Oh, by the way, the Second Madam also stole five thousand taels of silver from the accounting office."
"Sheng Xiyan, I underestimated her. It would have been fine if she had just been causing trouble in the mansion, but she actually brought the fire to me."
Concubine Shu had a splitting headache. "Ever since the Queen became pregnant, the Emperor has been showing her extra care. This palace was already in a precarious situation, and now this damned girl has caused me to be scolded by the Emperor."
The head nanny advised, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the princess to persuade the Second Madam to go back and deal with it later? There are many insidious ways to be treacherous in the harem. She has no family background, so it won't be easy to deal with her."
"Mother is too anxious, so she pushed the issue to the limit. This is the only way to appease the emperor."
She immediately wrote a letter and said, "Send it to the palace tomorrow."
At noon the next day, Xuan Ling came out of the Qianqing Palace after handling government affairs.
After getting on the imperial carriage, Eunuch Fu asked, "Your Majesty, are you going back to the Yangxin Palace or to some other palace now?"
After a whole day of non-stop court affairs, he felt dizzy and his head was pounding. He remembered what Sheng Xiyan said when she left the palace to relieve his headache.
"I really need to breathe more fresh air and get some fresh air."
Eunuch Fu observed his expression and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to have Judge Wu come over to give you acupuncture?"
"allow."
Passing by the Imperial Garden, you will see flowers competing for beauty. From a distance, the scene is a riot of colour, a breathtaking beauty.
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